A chilling accident

Once, in the city of Karachi, in the area known as Khadda Market, the smoke from a fire that started in a rubbish dump surrounded the first floor of a building in which people were living. Consequently, the 7-year-old Aminah, 3-year-old Ayaan and 1-year-old Abdul Aziz all passed away due to suffocation, and their mother was admitted in the I.C.U in a critical condition. May Allah Almighty grant patience to the bereaved and grant them great reward upon this! آمین Whether the fire was blazed purposefully or accidently on the pile of rubbish, nevertheless, mountains of hardships were thrust upon the family. Three smiling buds were killed and the once happy family became full of sorrow.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Keep the clothes you wear clean, and look after your rides, and your outward appearances should be so clean that when you go among people, they honour you.’ (Jami’-us-Sagheer, p. 22, Hadees 257)

Remember! The person who does not fulfil his responsibility is guilty, however, it is our responsibility to prevent such accidents from taking place also; not only should we keep ourselves clean, but we should make efforts to keep our home, shop, locality and city clean as well. Do not throw rubbish into the street in order to keep your own house clean, do not make the town hall a rubbish dump to keep your street clean; every sane person will agree to this, so why are we continuously adding to the pile of rubbish every day. If nobody else stops, we should at least stop ourselves, and only dump the rubbish in the place that has been appointed by the government. Is this appeal not worthy of being pondered over; think for a moment! (Mahnamah Faizan-e-Madinah, February 2017, summarised)

Encouragement for the pious action number 43

O devotees of the Prophet! Do not delay! Attach yourself to the religious environment of Dawat-e-Islami today, in fact, this very moment, and in order to gain steadfastness upon maintaining cleanliness, acquire the booklet of